This document provides guidance on how to write a bibliometrics paper. It outlines the key steps, which include searching for keywords, creating a literature database, and writing a journal article based on the collected data. Examples are given of potential topics for bibliometric papers, such as analyses of global research trends in areas like stem cells, proteomics, and ocean circulation. The document also discusses tools for bibliometric analysis, including the Web of Science and keywords/keyword plus features. In under 3 sentences, it outlines the process for conducting a bibliometric study and analysis to write a journal article on the topic.

1. How to write a
Bibliometrics paper

2. Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
BSc (Mech. Eng., Tehran), MSc (Mech. Eng., Tehran), PhD (Tech. Mang., UM)
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University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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How to write a Bibliometrics paper

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4. Outline
• Keywords search
• Create literature data
• Write a journal article based on
the data.
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Field:
Countries/Territo
ries
Record Count % of 303 Bar Chart
USA 70 23.102 %
PEOPLES R CHINA 46 15.182 %
SPAIN 26 8.581 %
CANADA 21 6.931 %
TAIWAN 20 6.601 %
GERMANY 17 5.611 %
ENGLAND 15 4.950 %
ITALY 12 3.960 %
AUSTRALIA 11 3.630 %
NETHERLANDS 9 2.970 %

9. Finding keyword

10. Research Tools Mind Map
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11. Selecting keywords
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12. Science Citation
Index
Arts &
Humanities
Citation Index
WOK 4.0
Social
Sciences
Citation
Index
ISI Web of
Knowledge
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 2008
SciSearch
Century of
Science TS Innovation
Essential
Science
Indicators
PC-based Indicators
for journals, nations,
institutions
PC-based citation sets
Custom citation projects
and national indicators -
mainframe
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Thomson Reuters (formerly ISI) has been the
authority on citation data for over 50 years.

13. Keywords Plus
• KeyWords Plus® are index terms created
by Thomson Reuters from significant,
frequently occurring words in the titles of
an article's cited references.
Source: http://images.webofknowledge.com/WOK46/help/WOS/h_fullrec.html
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14. Keywords and Keywords Plus®
Authors sometimes provide a list of keywords or terms that they feel best
represent the content of their paper. These keywords are contained in the ISI
record (1991 data forward, depending on the database) for each article and are
searchable. In addition, ISI generates KeyWords Plus for many articles.
KeyWords Plus are words or phrases that frequently appear in the titles of an
article's references, but do not necessarily appear in the title of the article itself.
KeyWords Plus may be present for articles that have no author keywords, or
may include important terms not listed among the title, abstract, or author
keywords.
Source: http://wos.isitrial.com/help/helpdefs.html
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15. KeyWords Plus- Example
• New Product Development in Virtual
Environment (ISI Indexed)
• Author Keywords: New product Development;
Virtual teams; Concurrent Collaboration; Review
paper
• KeyWords Plus: DEVELOPMENT TEAMS;
PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY;
KNOWLEDGE; COMMUNICATION;
PERSPECTIVE; INTEGRATION; INNOVATION;
NETWORK; WORKING
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18. Key Words Selection
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Source: Ponce, F. A., & Lozano, A. M. (2014). Highly cited works in neurosurgery. Part II: the citation classics A review
(vol 112, pg 233, 2010). Journal Of Neurosurgery 120(5), 1252-1257. doi: 10.3171/2014.2.JNS14358a

19. 100 top-cited scientific papers in
limb prosthetics
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20. Global scientific production on GIS research
by bibliometric analysis from 1997 to 2006
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21. A bibliometric analysis of research related
to ocean circulation
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22. Global stem cell research trend: Bibliometric analysis
as a tool for mapping of trends from 1991 to 2006
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23. A bibliometric analysis of research on proteomics
in Science Citation Index Expanded
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24. 100 top-cited scientific papers in
limb prosthetics
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25. Global scientific production on GIS research
by bibliometric analysis from 1997 to 2006
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26. Global stem cell research trend: Bibliometric analysis
as a tool for mapping of trends from 1991 to 2006
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27. Global stem cell research trend: Bibliometric analysis
as a tool for mapping of trends from 1991 to 2006
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28. Global stem cell research trend: Bibliometric analysis
as a tool for mapping of trends from 1991 to 2006
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29. A bibliometric analysis of research related
to ocean circulation
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30. 100 top-cited scientific papers in
limb prosthetics
©2014 Nader Ale Ebrahim

31. A bibliometric analysis of research on proteomics
in Science Citation Index Expanded
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32. A bibliometric analysis of research on proteomics
in Science Citation Index Expanded
©2014 Nader Ale Ebrahim

33. Thank you!
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Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
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Research Support Unit
Centre of Research Services
Research Management & Innovation Complex
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.researcherid.com/rid/C-2414-2009
http://scholar.google.com/citations

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4. ISI Web of Knowledge
5. Journal Citation Reports - Science - Thomson Reuters
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